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May 19, 2021
A heartfelt message from a sister in Gaza to her brother We are still fine. The “war front” in our neighborhood is still somewhat quiet, aside from loud explosions near and far. Gaza is a ghost town. It’s the Hiroshima of the 21st century. My daughter called me last night. She was crying in panic. ... <a title="Israeli onslaught against Gaza continues: ‘But we are still alive!’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/19/israeli-onslaught-against-gaza-continues-but-we-are-still-alive/" aria-label="Read more about Israeli onslaught against Gaza continues: ‘But we are still alive!’">Read more</a>
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May 19, 2021
ANALYSIS: By Gavin Ellis, Knightly Views columnist Sometime this week Newsroom co-editor Mark Jennings is due to be interviewed under caution by the New Zealand police because he kicked the hornet’s nest. The particular hornet’s nest he disturbed was Oranga Tamariki, a state agency, and the reason it was given a boot was a now-discredited ... <a title="The man who kicked the hornet’s nest – focus on the Newsroom police probe" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/19/the-man-who-kicked-the-hornets-nest-focus-on-the-newsroom-police-probe/" aria-label="Read more about The man who kicked the hornet’s nest – focus on the Newsroom police probe">Read more</a>
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May 19, 2021
RNZ Pacific The struggle to decide Samoa’s government is headed back to court, as both main political parties continue to stand firm on their beliefs following a Supreme Court ruling dismissing a call for a second election. The Supreme Court yesterday threw out the Head of State’s move toward a second election to break a ... <a title="FAST leader delighted but struggle for political control in Samoa drags on" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/19/fast-leader-delighted-but-struggle-for-political-control-in-samoa-drags-on/" aria-label="Read more about FAST leader delighted but struggle for political control in Samoa drags on">Read more</a>
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May 19, 2021
COMMENTARY: By Golriz Ghahraman Tomorrow I will move a motion calling on the New Zealand Parliament to join the Green Party in recognising the rights of the Palestinian people to self-determination and statehood. This is about acknowledging the humanity and dignity of Palestinians at a time when they are facing extreme violence and degradation, once ... <a title="Golriz Ghahraman: Our stand for the statehood rights of Palestinians" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/19/golriz-ghahraman-our-stand-for-the-statehood-rights-of-palestinians/" aria-label="Read more about Golriz Ghahraman: Our stand for the statehood rights of Palestinians">Read more</a>
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May 19, 2021
ANALYSIS: By Geoffrey Miller So far, the New Zealand government has been remarkably silent about the Gaza-Israel conflict. Foreign Minister Nanaia Mahuta could be helping meditate for peace, Geoffrey Miller writes. The growing Gaza crisis is testing Nanaia Mahuta’s recent assertion that New Zealand has an independent foreign policy. The conflict between Israel and Hamas-controlled ... <a title="NZ could play mediating role in Gaza conflict – but does it want to?" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/19/nz-could-play-mediating-role-in-gaza-conflict-but-does-it-want-to/" aria-label="Read more about NZ could play mediating role in Gaza conflict – but does it want to?">Read more</a>
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May 19, 2021
By Lagi Keresoma in Apia The new elections in Samoa called by the Head of State for this Friday, May 21, cannot proceed as they were not called under any legal authority and is accordingly voided, the Supreme Court has ruled. So concluded the 28-page court ruling delivered by Chief Justice Satiu Simativa Perese this ... <a title="No new elections in Samoa as Head of State doesn’t have power, rules court" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/19/no-new-elections-in-samoa-as-head-of-state-doesnt-have-power-rules-court/" aria-label="Read more about No new elections in Samoa as Head of State doesn’t have power, rules court">Read more</a>
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May 17, 2021
Pacific Media Watch newsdesk About 4000 protesters took part in demonstrations across New Zealand at the weekend calling on the government to take action over the Israel-Palestine conflict, and close the Israeli embassy. The rallies marked what Palestinians call Nakba Day, or “Catastrophe” – recalling the loss of their homeland in 1948, when Israel was ... <a title="Palestinians in NZ stage rallies protesting against Israeli ‘brutality’" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/17/palestinians-in-nz-stage-rallies-protesting-against-israeli-brutality/" aria-label="Read more about Palestinians in NZ stage rallies protesting against Israeli ‘brutality’">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk Human Rights Watch (HRW) is calling on the Indonesian police to drop politically motivated treason charges against West Papua National Committee (KNPB) spokesperson Victor Yeimo. Yeimo was arrested for calling for an independence referendum for Papua which he expressed in 2019 during the anti-racism protests and riots in Papua and West ... <a title="HRW demands police drop treason charges against Papuan activist Yeimo" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/16/hrw-demands-police-drop-treason-charges-against-papuan-activist-yeimo/" aria-label="Read more about HRW demands police drop treason charges against Papuan activist Yeimo">Read more</a>
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May 16, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk New Zealand’s Green Party has condemned the violent and forced displacement of the Palestinian Sheikh Jarrah community of East Jerusalem by Israeli forces and settlers. “We further condemn the recent indiscriminate bombing of the Gaza Strip causing the deaths of [113 Palestinian civilians, including 31 children], we call on both the ... <a title="NZ Greens condemn Israeli violence against Palestinian communities" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/16/nz-greens-condemn-israeli-violence-against-palestinian-communities/" aria-label="Read more about NZ Greens condemn Israeli violence against Palestinian communities">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk Indonesian President Joko Widodo has condemned the Israeli police violence against Palestinians at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in the holy city of Jerusalem, reports Anadolu News. Widodo emphasised that the expulsion of Palestinian civilians from their homes and the use of force against them at the Al Aqsa Mosque must not be ... <a title="Indonesia condemns Israeli attack on Al Aqsa mosque – call for strong NZ stand" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/12/indonesia-condemns-israeli-attack-on-al-aqsa-mosque-call-for-strong-nz-stand/" aria-label="Read more about Indonesia condemns Israeli attack on Al Aqsa mosque – call for strong NZ stand">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2021
Asia Pacific Report newsdesk An exiled West Papuan leader has demanded the immediate release of arrested campaigner Victor Yeimo, saying that his detention was a “sign to the world” that the Indonesian government was using its terrorist designation as a smokescreen to further repress Papuans. Indonesian police arrested Yeimo, one of the most prominent leaders ... <a title="Free Victor Yeimo now, says exiled Papuan leader Benny Wenda" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/12/free-victor-yeimo-now-says-exiled-papuan-leader-benny-wenda/" aria-label="Read more about Free Victor Yeimo now, says exiled Papuan leader Benny Wenda">Read more</a>
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May 12, 2021
RNZ News A man who was at the Countdown supermarket in New Zealand’s South Island city of Dunedin when four people were stabbed has described the incident as terrifying. The attack happened at the Cumberland Street supermarket just before 2.30pm yesterday. Police said three of the people injured in the stabbing were in a serious ... <a title="‘We were really terrified,’ says Dunedin supermarket stabbing witness" class="read-more" href="https://eveningreport.nz/2021/05/12/we-were-really-terrified-says-dunedin-supermarket-stabbing-witness/" aria-label="Read more about ‘We were really terrified,’ says Dunedin supermarket stabbing witness">Read more</a>
